Shelf-support for one-piece refrigerator-compartments.



0. E. FOERSTER & 0. H, SEAMAN. v SHELF SUPPORT FOR ONE-PIECE REFRIGERATOR GOMPARTMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1911.

l atented Feb. 9, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS'CO.. PHom-L!THo.. WASHINGTON. D. Q

Tlhlllllld @AE@ PATENT OSCAR E. FOERSTER AND CHAR-LES H. SEAMAN, OF MILWAUKEE, NISOONESIN.

SHELF-SUPPORT FOR ONE-PIECE REFRIGERATOR-COMPARTMENTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1815.

Application filed Iii-Qty 25. 1911. Serial No. 629,303.

To all 1071011]. it may 6077.6(1110/ Be it known that we, OSCAR E. Fonns'rnn and CHARLns' ll. SEAMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at ltililwaukee, county of Milwaukee, and State of W'iscou sin, have invented new and useful Improvements in ShelfSupports for ()ne-lhece Refrigerator-Compartments, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in shelf supports for one piece refrigerator compartments.

The object of our invention is to provide a form of shelf support which may be readily inserted in and removed from a compartment, and which, when in position of use, will be self supporting to such an extent that no fastenings or other connections between the shelf support and the walls of the compartment will be required, thus enabling us to provide a compartment having smooth surfaced walls without projections or indentations, and also enabling us to use inexpensive materials for such walls of a character which would not permit the insertion of screws or bolts without causing fractures.

In the following description, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure is a vertical sectional view of a refrigerator compartment embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a detail" view, showing one of the shelf supports in perspective when removed from the compartment.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout both views.

The compartment is composed of a top wall 1, bottom wall 2, back wall 3, and side walls a, all formed integrally from a. suitable iniipervious material, preferably a comcntitious material, although, if desired, the same may be formed of glass or of a non corrosive metal. A door frame 6 may be adjusted to the front margins of the walls 1, 2 and 4 and provided with a door 7 of any ordinary construction. The door frame may be provided with a series of shelf supporting hooks 8, preferably screw hooks screwed into the sides of the frame in the ordinary manner and projecting inwardly into the compartment. These door frames and doors are easily cleaned and may, if desired, be removed, when cleaning the compartment. They may, therefore, be formed of wood or of any suitable non corrosive metal, or other material adapted to permit of the hinged connections for the door.

it is of course necessary that means should be provided for supporting the rear corners of the shelves. To accomplish this, we provide the rear corners of the compartment with vertical standards composed of metal angle flanged members, one flange 10 being adapted to extend upwardly along a side wall 4 of the compartment with the other flange 11 extending upwardly along the back wall 3 of the compartment. A series of projections 12 extend outwardly from the standard, preferably from the angle formed by the flanges 10 and 11, and in such a manner as to substantially bisect such angle. These projections constitute rests for the shelving and are provided with up wardly projecting members 13. The hook members 8 on the door frame of the compartment are located to correspond in elevation with the shelf supporting members 12, whereby a shelf 14 may be supported by the hooks 8 and members 12 at its front and rear corners.

In order to support the standards in a raised position, we provide them with a base 16 extending forwardly along the side wall of the compartment from the angle formed by the standard flanges, and preferably formed integrally with the standard. This base is also preferably provided with a raised flange 17 adapted to bear against the side wall 4 of the compartment and the base is also provided with a lip 18 adjacent to the standard and projecting outwardly therefrom along the rear wall 3 of the compartment for a short distance. It will be understood that one of these standards with an integrally connected base member, is provided for each rear corner of the compartment. Each forms a substantially L-shaped structure unconnected with any other portion of the refrigerator. When the door 7 is open, each of the standards with its base may be easily manipulated into and out of the compartment through the door way. It is therefore obvious that when it is desired to cleanse the compartment, the standards may be removed, leaving the compartment with absolutely smooth surfaced walls over which a mop may be manipulated without difficulty, or against which boilingwater may be sprayed and the compartment thoroughly cleansed.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A self sustaining shelf-supporting member comprising an angle iron standard adapted to fit one corner of a refrigerator compartment and provided with shelf-sup porting projections, in combination With a similarly angled base connected at right angles to said standard and adapted to fit the angle between the bottom and one vertical Wall of the compartment, said base and standard being adapted to remain in an upright position Without attachment to the Walls of the compartment and being also adapted to be manipulated in and out of po sition through a door Way, substantially as described.

2. A shelf supporting member for a refrigerator compartment, comprising an L- Copies of this patent may be obtained for shaped structure consisting in the combination of a vertical standard composed of angled flanges adapted to fit a corner of the compartment, shelf supporting projections extending outwardly from the angle formed by said flanges, a base member extending forwardly from the standard, and a lip extending outwardly at right angles to the base member, said structure being self-sustaining Within the compartment, and removable by manipulation through a door Way of the compartment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

OSCAR E. FOERSTER. CHARLES H. SEAMAN. \Vitnesses LEVERETT C. WHEELER, I. D. BREMER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

